I have been running a avic 130 since it came out. I just upgraded the maps to 2015 i think version 8. something with the help from this site. I have a chance to get a 4201 at a decent deal, $500 new plus will get the rebate back of $100 making it out of pocket $400. I have been out of the business for about 10 years now, would this be a good upgrade? I understand I will use my phone to connect for the navi portion. I do not use head unit power, i have a 5 channel amp for that. Just wondering if it would be worth it to change out to a new unit.

i know this would be kind of silly, but if the bluetooth doesnt work well in the 130bt, could i use my old bluetooth adapter that i had on my avic-d3. That thing seems to work flawlessly. i cant remember the pioneer model number but it was the add on bluetooth available at the time.

you could go get an external cig lighter insert and put it behind your dash and just wire it up to the radio wires for power. then run the cig plug from you unit to it and plug it in behind the dash. that way you dont have to modify anything and it will cost you about $5.